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Housing in BN10 8SJ

What the homes in BN10 8SJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Peacehaven East
Council
Lewes
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,769 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.6%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BN10 8SJEngland
Detached43.6%22.9%
Semi-detached26.8%31.5%
Terraced8.4%23%
Purpose-built flat10.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home8.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.7% of households in the BN10 8SJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 49.6% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

BN10 8SJ
78%
16%
England
  • Owned77.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented15.6%20.5%
  • Social rented5.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN10 8SJEngland
Owned outright49.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council3.2%8.3%
From a housing association2.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN10 8SJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.7%). 16.5% of households include dependent children.

BN10 8SJEngland
Living alone, under 6613.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.7%12.8%
Couple, no children17.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lewes

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lewes (August 2026, +5.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LewesEngland
All homes£1,333£1,459
One bedroom£924£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,217£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,506£1,489
Four or more£2,170£2,161
Detached£1,822£1,640
Semi-detached£1,468£1,449
Terraced£1,372£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,061£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN10 8SJ (Peacehaven East) (about 1,769 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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